Is now available from Amazon...see the link to the right.
The How To Book of the Mass is #4 in their Catholic bestsellers list, right behind the Pope, Trijillio and Nouwen. It is #100 on their Christianity bestseller's list.
Thanks to the Pope for calling this Year of the Eucharist and renewing an interest in Catholics becoming better acquainted with this central act of worship!
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Abortion an Election Issue in England
From Top News Article | Reuters.co.uk:
"A senior Catholic leader has made a rare intervention into the pre-election political fray by backing Conservative leader Michael Howard on the emotive issue of abortion.
Howard told women's magazine Cosmopolitan this week that he supported a reduction in the legal limit for abortion from 24 weeks of pregnancy to 20.
Blair was more circumspect, telling the magazine it was a 'difficult issue,' that he had no plans to change the time limit but that debate would continue.
'The policy supported by Mr Howard is one that we would also commend, on the way to a full abandonment of abortion,' the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, said in a statement on Tuesday."
"A senior Catholic leader has made a rare intervention into the pre-election political fray by backing Conservative leader Michael Howard on the emotive issue of abortion.
Howard told women's magazine Cosmopolitan this week that he supported a reduction in the legal limit for abortion from 24 weeks of pregnancy to 20.
Blair was more circumspect, telling the magazine it was a 'difficult issue,' that he had no plans to change the time limit but that debate would continue.
'The policy supported by Mr Howard is one that we would also commend, on the way to a full abandonment of abortion,' the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, said in a statement on Tuesday."
Lay Catholic Group to Offer Counsel to Bishops
Lay Catholic Group to Offer Counsel to Bishops:
"Roman Catholic lay leaders announced the formation of an organization that would offer professional guidance to America's bishops on how to run the church.
As its first act, the nonprofit National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management issued an 80-page 'Report of the Church in America Leadership Roundtable 2004,' with 48 recommendations to overhaul administration, personnel policies, finances and governance. "
"Roman Catholic lay leaders announced the formation of an organization that would offer professional guidance to America's bishops on how to run the church.
As its first act, the nonprofit National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management issued an 80-page 'Report of the Church in America Leadership Roundtable 2004,' with 48 recommendations to overhaul administration, personnel policies, finances and governance. "
Judge in Gay Marriage Case is a Catholic Republican Appointee
From AP Wire | 03/15/2005 | Judge in gay marriage case is a Catholic Republican appointee:
"Supporters of same-sex marriage found an ally in San Francisco Judge Richard Kramer - a Catholic Republican appointed to the bench by a former GOP governor.
'We're certainly feeling the judge's decision is right,' said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whose city's lawsuit prompted Kramer's ruling Monday that gays and lesbians have the right to marry in California, despite a law and a voter-approved measure declaring marriage to be the exclusive realm of heterosexuals.
Opponents of gay marriage immediately declared that 57-year-old Kramer is a judicial activist whose decision was 'ludicrous' and 'nonsense.'"
"Supporters of same-sex marriage found an ally in San Francisco Judge Richard Kramer - a Catholic Republican appointed to the bench by a former GOP governor.
'We're certainly feeling the judge's decision is right,' said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whose city's lawsuit prompted Kramer's ruling Monday that gays and lesbians have the right to marry in California, despite a law and a voter-approved measure declaring marriage to be the exclusive realm of heterosexuals.
Opponents of gay marriage immediately declared that 57-year-old Kramer is a judicial activist whose decision was 'ludicrous' and 'nonsense.'"
Monday, March 14, 2005
Era of 'Video-Pope' Approaches
From Era of 'video-Pope' approaches:
"An enfeebled Pope John Paul II may be back at the Vatican, but his future public appearances may largely be limited to video-links, and doctors predict the days of thousands of pilgrims being able to see the pope 'live' may be coming to an end.
The 84-year-old pope, who left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday 18 days after undergoing throat surgery, must now do and speak as little as possible to prevent another relapse, doctors said.
Some said the pontiff should even have stayed in hospital. "
"An enfeebled Pope John Paul II may be back at the Vatican, but his future public appearances may largely be limited to video-links, and doctors predict the days of thousands of pilgrims being able to see the pope 'live' may be coming to an end.
The 84-year-old pope, who left Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday 18 days after undergoing throat surgery, must now do and speak as little as possible to prevent another relapse, doctors said.
Some said the pontiff should even have stayed in hospital. "
TIME Magazine: Hail, Mary--Yes the Blessed Virgin Mary
And Protestant devotion to her...some influenced by the influx of Hispanics...ironic? Perhaps unity will come about once the Hispanics take over the main line Protestant churches.
Evidence that God works in mysterious ways...
From TIME Magazine: Hail, Mary:
"Had the Rev. Brian Maguire hit on the idea 30 years ago, he might have found himself facing some very annoyed congregants. Four hundred and fifty years ago, someone professing similar notions might even have been hanged.
The 35-year-old pastor's brainstorm concerned a scheduling conflict on the day of the Annunciation. The holiday, which celebrates Mary's learning from the angel Gabriel that she will give birth to the Messiah, always falls on March 25, precisely nine months before Christmas. But this year the 25th is also Good Friday, when Christians somberly recall that same Messiah's Crucifixion.
Roman Catholicism, which traditionally observes both dates, has rules for this eventuality: Catholics worldwide will mark the Annunciation on April 4 this year. But Maguire is not Catholic; he is the pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. "
Evidence that God works in mysterious ways...
From TIME Magazine: Hail, Mary:
"Had the Rev. Brian Maguire hit on the idea 30 years ago, he might have found himself facing some very annoyed congregants. Four hundred and fifty years ago, someone professing similar notions might even have been hanged.
The 35-year-old pastor's brainstorm concerned a scheduling conflict on the day of the Annunciation. The holiday, which celebrates Mary's learning from the angel Gabriel that she will give birth to the Messiah, always falls on March 25, precisely nine months before Christmas. But this year the 25th is also Good Friday, when Christians somberly recall that same Messiah's Crucifixion.
Roman Catholicism, which traditionally observes both dates, has rules for this eventuality: Catholics worldwide will mark the Annunciation on April 4 this year. But Maguire is not Catholic; he is the pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. "
Sunday, March 13, 2005
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